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Escapes, Itineraries, Nature VILLAGGIO DELLA SALUTE PIÙ: A HIDDEN HEAVENLY PLACE ON BOLOGNA HILLS

You don’t need to go “somewhere over the rainbow” to find a treasure: at the hills surrounding Bologna you’ll find the perfect destination for a sweet escape of relax and nature

A remarkable place, or better, an unforgettable one, is that little portion of world where you make an...

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Attractions, Bologna City, City Tour GRAND DESIGNS: BOLOGNA’S GRAND STAIRCASES

Frequently hidden behind a plain Bologna facade, the grand staircases in the city’s historic palazzi are some of the city’s little known treasures. Bologna Magazine takes a tour.

“Come with me” says Pier Luigi Cervellati, professor of town planning at the...

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Attractions, Bologna City, Itineraries SAN LUCA’S CHURCH - PATHWAY TO PARADISE

A trip to the Church of San Luca should be top of everyone’s Bologna itinerary. The five miles there and back make for a long walk that is also one of the world’s great mini-pilgrimages. It’s an uplifting way to spend a morning or an afternoon. And don’t worry about the sun or the rain: you will be under cover every step...

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Cinema, Events, Technology FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL XX: THE FUTURE (AND MORE) OF CINEMA

Lights, camera, action! Everything’s ready for the 20th edition of the first and most important Italian Festival dedicated to technology applied on cinema and animation movies

It doesn’t matter if your...

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Bologna City, Events, Itineraries BOLOGNA'S SECRET GARDENS

Lifting the lid on the city's glorious parks and gardens

Walking around Bologna, the streets of the historic centre can give the distinct impression of being poorly equipped when it comes to gardens. Under the porticoes one anonymous doorway follows another in close succession with...

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Art, Itineraries, Project THE SCULPTURE GARDEN, A CONTEMPORARY WONDERLAND BY MAGI’900 MUSEUM

Wander in an artistic and surreal green space capable of blowing your mind is a unique experience: live it near Bologna!

Like Alice, immersed in the deepest oneiric world full of bizarre creatures and abstract shapes, il Giardino delle Sculture (“The...

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Events, Exhibitions, Food CIBUS - 19TH INTERNATIONAL FOOD EXPOSITION

Watch, learn, taste, live: today is the first day of the International Fair dedicated to the beloved Italian food

The latin word “Cibus” means “food”, and food will be the big star of these four days in Parma, from 7th to 10th of May.

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Events, Medical Science, University Of Bologna TIME TO CARE WITH THE FESTIVAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Bologna welcomes the 4th edition of the international medical-scientific event from 3rd to 6th of May, full of free open events

“Time to Care” is not only the title of the Festival of Medical Science 2018: it’s the core thematic and the...

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Attractions, Bologna City, History THE TWO TOWERS OF BOLOGNA: ASINELLI AND GARISENDA

What The Eiffel Tower is to Paris, the Two Towers are to Bologna: the symbol of the city, built between 1109 and 1119, they make an odd couple.

The taller of them, the 97.2 meter high (318 feet) Asinelli, is stately and composed, rising from...

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Art, Events, Exhibitions, History ABOUT REVOLUTIJA, THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GUARDE IN A GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

Last weeks at MAMbo for the deepening about Russian artistic vanguard and the special events around Bologna city

If you haven’t yet felt the smell of revolution, maybe you didn’t pass next to MAMbo’s doors. Don’t miss it: you have time until the 13th of May to enjoy...

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Design, Events, fashion, Project FASHION RESEARCH ITALY AT FUORISALONE 2018 WITH SIMONE GUIDARELLI: A COLLABORATION BETWEEN FASHION AND DESIGN

The stylist presents his first collection for the furniture, inspired to the precious textile designs kept into the Renzo Brandone Fund of the bolognese Foundation

The Design week, with the Salone del Mobile fair and the FuoriSalone 2018 (17...

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Events, Exhibitions, Photography FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA 2018: MUST-SEE EVENTS AND PLACES

The XIII edition of the international photograph festival will animate Reggio Emilia, with a powerful theme and plenty of events around the whole city

“REVOLUTIONS: Upheavals, Changes, Utopias”. Fotografia Europea 2018’s theme screams and shakes....

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Art, Exhibitions, Project MASSIMO & SONIA CIRULLI FOUNDATION: FUTURISM AND ITALIAN CULTURE OF XX CENTURY

At Bologna’s gates, a new foundation is ready to start its ambitious cultural project and will inaugurate an exclusive exhibition from 21st April to 18th November

The whole XX century has been an intense travel throughout an authentic human progress, made of innovations, genial...

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Bologna & Emilia Romagna

a region ready to be discovered and remembered, where tradition is a synonym of italian passion

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24 Hours TOP 4 FOOD SHOPS IN BOLOGNA
by leo
 Fashion and Food are not so different. And while Milan, Paris, London and New York are the trend-setters for fashion, Bologna is the Alpha and Omega when it comes to Italian cuisine. With this list you'll know the address of the best shops and what to buy there.
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In Season TOP 5 THINGS TO EAT IN BOLOGNA
by leo
 The region of Emilia Romagna is quite easily the biggest contributor to Italian cuisine abroad. However this article concentrates on the bolognese specialities and the products that are attributed directly with Bologna. 
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24 Hours Top 5 Attractions in Bologna
by leo
This is what I believe to be the top attractions in Bologna. Some of them may have shaped the city some 1000 years ago, however they are still an important factor to how the city evolved and how life is lived in "La Grassa, La Dotta and La Rossa". Highly recommended for any tourist!
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VILLAGGIO DELLA SALUTE PIÙ: A HIDDEN HEAVENLY PLACE ON BOLOGNA HILLS
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You don’t need to go “somewhere over the rainbow” to find a treasure: at the hills surrounding Bologna you’ll find the perfect destination...

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GRAND DESIGNS: BOLOGNA’S GRAND STAIRCASES
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Frequently hidden behind a plain Bologna facade, the grand staircases in the city’s historic palazzi are some of the city’s little known treasures....

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SAN LUCA’S CHURCH - PATHWAY TO PARADISE
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FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL XX: THE FUTURE (AND MORE) OF CINEMA
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Lights, camera, action! Everything’s ready for the 20th edition of the first...

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BOLOGNA'S SECRET GARDENS
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Lifting the lid on the city's glorious parks and gardens

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THE SCULPTURE GARDEN, A CONTEMPORARY WONDERLAND BY MAGI’900 MUSEUM
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Wander in an artistic and surreal green space capable of blowing your mind is a unique experience: live it near Bologna!

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